Nature has its anolomolies, I see Venus fly traps, being sold at Wal-Mart.
Posted on 03/06/2024 1:22:13 PM PST by DallasBiff
The plants are native to southeastern North Carolina.
"They only grow naturally within a 100-mile radius of Wilmington," Sgt. Matt Criscoe with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission told the news station. "This time of year they start to bud flowers," making it easier to find them and prompting increased patrols for poachers, Criscoe said.
He said the plants are sold on the black market or locally.
Wildlife officers responded to a complaint last month about two people digging for flytraps in Boiling Spring Lakes. They were stopped at a local gas station and officers searched their backpacks. They're accused of harvesting more than 590 plants, Criscoe said.
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Nature has its anolomolies, I see Venus fly traps, being sold at Wal-Mart.
The ones at Walmart are probably cultivated hybrids.
Growing these was one of my hobbies when I was a kid. I often wondered if they were obtained illegally. :)
had several of them a few years ago in Florida. they worked great for not just flys but also for the mosquitoes. they were outside under a covered porch so they did well....until SOMEBODY forgot to check their water. in my brilliance there was a decision to give then a little beer instead of water, you know...for the carbs. yeah....if you have Venus Flytraps Do NOT give them beer!
I knew that image would show up soon.
And I KNEW it would be Red Badger who posted it.
They’re easy enough to grow from seed.
The article is a little confusing. The only place they grow naturally is NC, but they’ve been naturalized in a few other places.
(It seems that vegetative propagation of one type or another is preferred, as it results in a genetically identical plant.)
Then we could plant hundreds of thousands of them in the desert along the southern border.
That’s where I got mine.
I started with one pot and am up to four now. They live on my porch until the first freeze, then I bring them in at night if it’s going to be below freezing.
Are they mean drunks?
According to Qwapisking’s story, they don’t have the tolerance to be mean drunks...
Nice...
I always thought they were native to tropical climates in South America...
My brother and I were standing on his front porch one evening when we noticed a scorpion scurrying across the concrete. We were both barefoot, so I poured a little beer on it, thinking that will slow him down.
The next morning, that scorpion was dead in the same spot, I don’t think he moved an inch.
We know beer kills Venus fly traps and scorpions. I’m sure it’s fine for people...
The biology of carnivorous plants and of insects are very different from that of the human...
“The biology of carnivorous plants and of insects are very different from that of the human...”
Don’t I know it!
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